This study was intended to evaluate self-reported injection drug use as reported by a sample of soon-to-be-released adult male inmates in Georgia. The study participants were enrolled in a randomized trial of a Human Immunodeficiency Virus/ recidivism prevention program. Analyses involved calculating measures of linear association in the form of chi square to examine relationships between selected variables, injection drug use, and needle-sharing behavior prior to incarceration. Findings suggest that African American inmates reported significantly less IV druguse than whites and others (X Â² = 37.4, p

Changes in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection among injection drug users (IDUs) are provoking a shift in the pattern of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in some regions of Brazil. IDUs living in 2 cities (Porto Alegre and ItajaÃ­) in southern Brazil were contacted, interviewed, and tested for...

Objective: To assess the predictors and prevalence of HIV infection among injection drug users in highly endemic regions along major drug trafficking routes in three Chinese provinces. Methods: We enrolled participants using community outreach and peer referrals. uestionnaire-based interviews...

HIV continues to be transmitted at unacceptably high rates among African Americans, and most HIV-prevention interventions have focused on behavioral change. To theorize additional approaches to HIV prevention among African Americans, we discuss how sexual networks and drug-injection networks are...

Injection drug use contributes to considerable global morbidity and mortality associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and AIDS and other infections due to blood-borne pathogens through the direct sharing of needles, syringes, and other injection equipment. Of âˆ¼16...

The article discusses the impact of AIDS in the African American population during the mid 1980s. During the period, the number of African Americans with AIDS have reached an alarming level, which was attributed largely to reckless and rampant needle sharing by urban drug users. African American...

To date there is only sketchy information about the needle-sharing practices of IV drug users. This article reviews the existing literature on needle-sharing practices and presents quantitative findings on IV drug use, needle-sharing practices and the utilization of shooting galleries of male...

The study investigated pleasure-related, partner-related, and social normative correlates of recent condom refusal in young Black men (YBM). A cross-sectional study of YBM ( N = 561) attending clinics treating sexually transmitted diseases in three cities was conducted. Mean age was 19.6 years...

African American adults are disproportionately affected by HIV in the United States, underscoring the need for additional research on barriers to condom use. Guided by the theory of gender and power, this experimental study used a series of vignettes to test causal hypotheses regarding the...

Objective: To offer an empirical understanding of characteristics associated with the fit and feel of condoms among African-American men who have sex with men (MSM), a particularly high-risk group for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STI) in the United States. Methods: Survey data...